Pentecost Season · Proper 18 · Year C
Jeremiah 18:1-11
The Potter and the Clay
September 10, 2028
Overview & Insights
"Like the clay in the potter's hand, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel." (Jeremiah 18:6)
God sends Jeremiah to a potter's house to watch him rework a spoiled vessel into another pot as it seemed good to him. The image becomes a warning: God can rework or reshape a nation's future depending on whether it turns from evil.
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Commentary
Commentary on Jeremiah 18:1-11 Working Preacher
Reads the potter's house as a place to learn God's way with Israel by watching an artist at work.
Jeremiah 18:1-11 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
Draws out the possibility of starting over that the reworked vessel represents.
Jeremiah 18 Bible Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik
Verse-by-verse notes on the lessons of the potter's house.
Jeremiah 18:1 Commentaries BibleHub
Aggregates classic commentary on the opening of the potter sign-act.
Jeremiah 18 (Barnes' Notes) StudyLight
Detailed verse notes on the potter and clay imagery.
Jeremiah 18:1 Interlinear BibleHub
Shows the underlying Hebrew of the potter's-house sign-act.
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